Definition

Noun: 1. Run Batted In: A statistic in baseball credited to a batter when his or her action at bat causes one or more runs to be scored, except when the run scores due to an error by the defense. It is a measure of a player's offensive productivity.

Usage

The term RBI is used primarily in the context of baseball statistics to quantify a batter's contribution to scoring runs. - It is typically used with a number to indicate a total or count. - It is often pluralized as RBIs in informal writing and speech, though some style guides prefer RBI for both singular and plural.

Examples

• The star hitter led the league with 135 RBI last season.
• He drove in the winning run, recording his 80th RBI of the year.
• A sacrifice fly is a common way to get an RBI.
• The team's lack of power hitting resulted in very few RBIs with runners in scoring position.

Advanced Usage

• Situational RBI: An RBI recorded in a specific, high-pressure situation, such as with two outs or with runners in scoring position.
  • His clutch hitting gave him a league-leading 45 two-out RBIs.
• RBI Percentage: A more advanced statistic measuring the percentage of runners on base a batter drives in.
  • While his raw RBI total was high, his RBI percentage was only average.

Variants and Related Words

• RBI is an initialism for Run(s) Batted In.
• Ribbie (n.): An informal, slang term for an RBI.
  • The rookie got his first major league ribbie with a single to center field.

Synonyms

• Run driven in: A more descriptive, non-acronym phrase with the same meaning.
  • He finished the game with three runs driven in.

Notes

• RBI is almost exclusively used in baseball. It is not a general English term.
• The official plural form recommended by Major League Baseball and some style guides is RBI (e.g., "He had 101 RBI"). However, the plural RBIs is very common in everyday usage (e.g., "He had 101 RBIs").

Noun

1. a run that is the result of the batter's performance
   • he had more than 100 rbi last season